Thai Tourist Visa Information

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Extract from the Thai consulate website in Australia.

Tourist Visa

1. REQUIREMENT

This type of visa will be issued to applicants wishing to enter the Kingdom for tourism purposes.

2. DOCUMENTS REQUIRED

- Passport or travel document with validity not less than 6 months

- Visa application form completely filled out

- One recent photograph of the applicant (passport-sized photograph or 2 1/2 inches)

- A photocopy of plane ticket paid in full or itinerary plus receipt

3. VISA FEE

AUD$ 45 per entry (as of 26 August 2003)

4. VALIDITY OF A VISA

The validity of a visa is three months.

5. VALIDITY OF A STAY

Upon arrival, visitors with this type of visa will be permitted to stay in the Kingdom of Thailand for a period not exceeding 60 days.

6. EXTENSION OF STAY

Extension of stay for an additional 30 days can be requested from the Office of Immigration Bureau located on Soi Suan Plu, off South Sathorn Road, Bangkok 10120 , Tel (662) 287-3101-10. The extension of stay as well as the change of certain types of visa is at the discretion of the Immigration officer.

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List of Countries whose nationals are exempted from visa and

permitted to stay in the Kingdom not exceeding 30 days.

The passport holders from the following countries do not required a visa when entering Thailand for tourist purposes if their stay in Thailand does not exceed 30 days and they must have a proof of confirmed ticket.

1. AUSTRALIA Commonwealth of Australia

2. AUSTRIA Republic of Austria

3. BELGIUM Kingdom of Belgium

4. BRAZIL Federative Republic of Brazil

5. BAHRAIN State of Bahrain

6. BRUNEI Brunei Darussalam: Negara Brunei Darussalam

7. CANADA

8.DENMARK Kingdom of Denmark

9. FINLAND Republic of Finland

10. FRANCE French Republic

11. GERMANY Federal Republic of Germany

12. GREECE Hellenic Republic

13. HONG KONG The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

14. ICELAND Republic of Iceland

15. INDONESIA Republic of Indonesia

16. IRELAND Republic of Ireland

17. ISRAEL State of Israel

18. ITALY Republic of Italy

19. JAPAN

20. SOUTH KOREA Republic of Korea

21. KUWAIT State of Kuwait

22. LAOs Lao People's Democratic Republic

23. LUXEMBOURG Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

24. MACAO Macao Special Administrative Region

25. MALAYSIA Federation of Malaysia

26. NETHERLANDS Kingdom of the Netherlands

27. NEW ZEALAND

28. NORWAY Kingdom of Norway

29. OMAN Sultanate of Oman

30. PERU Republic of Peru

31. PHILIPPINES Republic of the Philippines

32. PORTUGAL Republic of Portugal

33. QATAR State of Qatar

34. SINGAPORE Republic of Singapore

35. SPAIN Kingdom of Spain

36. SOUTH AFRICA Republic of South Africa

37. SWEDEN Kingdom of Sweden

38. SWITZERLAND Swiss Confederation

39. TURKEY Republic of Turkey

40. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

41. UK United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

42. USA United State of America

43. VIETNAM Socialist Republic of Vietnam

All countries and regulations are subjected to change without prior notice

Updated on 26 July 2005